Bilingual/Crosscultural: Spanish Concentration - Liberal Studies

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This is a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts program in Liberal Studies. Please view the information for the Department of Liberal Studies in conjunction with this concentration information.

The Bilingual/Cross-Cultural: Spanish concentration provides the knowledge base for students who are planning to pursue bilingual/cross-cultural credentials to teach in elementary schools. It is also designed to give graduates the language teaching skills, language proficiency, and cultural background to teach English Language Learning (ELL) students. Emphasis is on addressing the needs of an increasingly international student population in our schools.

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Requirements

(18-21 units minimum)

1. Language Component - Complete the following:

(3 units)

Satisfactory completion of Spanish language course work up to SPAN 3020. Students may begin the language courses at whatever level is appropriate. Students who pass the Bilingual Spanish Language Assessment (included in EDUC 4460) are exempt from SPAN 3020.

2. Cultural Component - Complete 6 units from the following:

ETHS 2100 - Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3110 - Chicano/a/x-Latino/a/x Film 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3115 - Chicanx/Latinx Cultural Production 3 unit(s)
ETHS 3200 - Chicana Activism and Identity 3 unit(s)
or GEND 3200 - Chicana Activism and Identity 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4000 - Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Families 3 unit(s)
or GEND 4000 - Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Families 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4050 - Latinx Communities 3 unit(s)

3. Cross-Cultural Component

(one course meets the Multicultural Perspectives requirement in major)

Complete 6 units from the following:

ETHS 4200 - Racial and Ethnic Experiences 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4040 - Education for Social Justice 3 unit(s)
ETHS 4350 - Racial Inequities in Education 3 unit(s)

4. Bilingual/Bicultural Component

Complete 6 units from the following:

EDUC 4460 - Educational Experiences of the Latinx Diaspora 3 unit(s)
(meets co-requisite requirement for Spanish Bilingual Authorization in Multiple Subjects Credential Program)
LIBS 4400 - Introduction to Bilingual Education and Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners 3 unit(s)
or
EDUC 4430 - Crosscultural Techniques 3 unit(s)